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AlonzoHarris

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Badger
« on: March 04, 2019, 12:56:12 PM »
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Re: Badger
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2019, 12:59:36 PM »
Sleeper ball of the year 2018.
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Re: Badger
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2019, 01:20:42 PM »
Quote from: DP3 on March 04, 2019, 12:59:36 PM
Sleeper ball of the year 2018.

Preach, bruh.
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Re: Badger
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2019, 01:50:40 PM »
Quote from: Impending Doom on March 04, 2019, 01:20:42 PM
Quote from: DP3 on March 04, 2019, 12:59:36 PM
Sleeper ball of the year 2018.

Preach, bruh.

i'm trying to convince two guys on my sport shot team to get the one our PSO randomly stocked.  ive gotten 3 balls since december so my boss won't let me buy another.

but i have two guys on my team who only used alley balls till this year so they figured since they used 11 and 12 pounds alley balls thats what they needed to get.  the one "manned" up to a 14 pounder but the other one i'm trying to convince to get a 15 pounder
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Re: Badger
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2019, 05:30:44 PM »
Quote from: michael.willis9 on March 04, 2019, 01:50:40 PM
Quote from: Impending Doom on March 04, 2019, 01:20:42 PM
Quote from: DP3 on March 04, 2019, 12:59:36 PM
Sleeper ball of the year 2018.

Preach, bruh.

i'm trying to convince two guys on my sport shot team to get the one our PSO randomly stocked.  ive gotten 3 balls since december so my boss won't let me buy another.

but i have two guys on my team who only used alley balls till this year so they figured since they used 11 and 12 pounds alley balls thats what they needed to get.  the one "manned" up to a 14 pounder but the other one i'm trying to convince to get a 15 pounder

Careful.  Anyone who can throw an 11lb ball even a house ball comfortably might be a bridge too far to go to 15 and don't want your teammates nursing injuries.  I found even throwing my dad's old 13lb rubber ball uncomfortably light and was firing photon torpedoes down the lane.  Throw a mix of 15 and 16 but even 16 don't like throwing over 3 games or slide knee sometimes hurts.  Better to go too light than too heavy especially if they are casual bowlers.
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michael.willis9

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Re: Badger
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2019, 05:50:50 PM »
Quote from: BowlingForDonuts on March 04, 2019, 05:30:44 PM
Quote from: michael.willis9 on March 04, 2019, 01:50:40 PM
Quote from: Impending Doom on March 04, 2019, 01:20:42 PM
Quote from: DP3 on March 04, 2019, 12:59:36 PM
Sleeper ball of the year 2018.

Preach, bruh.

i'm trying to convince two guys on my sport shot team to get the one our PSO randomly stocked.  ive gotten 3 balls since december so my boss won't let me buy another.

but i have two guys on my team who only used alley balls till this year so they figured since they used 11 and 12 pounds alley balls thats what they needed to get.  the one "manned" up to a 14 pounder but the other one i'm trying to convince to get a 15 pounder

Careful.  Anyone who can throw an 11lb ball even a house ball comfortably might be a bridge too far to go to 15 and don't want your teammates nursing injuries.  I found even throwing my dad's old 13lb rubber ball uncomfortably light and was firing photon torpedoes down the lane.  Throw a mix of 15 and 16 but even 16 don't like throwing over 3 games or slide knee sometimes hurts.  Better to go too light than too heavy especially if they are casual bowlers.

I get what you’re saying. But the guy is in shape and 25 years old
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DP3

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Re: Badger
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2019, 08:43:19 PM »
My original Badger is a skid flip monster and carries way better for my style than the HyRoad which rolls perfect, but leaves back row pins more than any ball I've ever thrown. I am thinking about pulling the trigger on another Badger. I'm going to put an old school label leverage on it 3 3/8 pin to PAP, next to ring finger. I would love to see an earlier motion that I can play right of 15, rather than opening up my launch angles so steep with my 5 1/2" pin high Badger.

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Rileybowler

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Re: Badger
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2019, 10:06:36 PM »
I was looking at one of these on bowlingball.com and they list this as a heavy oil ball is that correct. I would think it would be medium to heavy
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AlonzoHarris

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Re: Badger
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2019, 10:13:03 PM »
Quote from: Rileybowler on March 04, 2019, 10:06:36 PM
I was looking at one of these on bowlingball.com and they list this as a heavy oil ball is that correct. I would think it would be medium to heavy

I would call it Medium to Medium/Heavy. Not a full blow heavy oil ball by any means.
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Re: Badger
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2019, 11:05:43 PM »
Badger is a great transition ball. It's built for that.
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Re: Badger
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2019, 08:58:41 AM »
Not sure why, I prefer the HB: both OG and HB Claw.

Not too sold on my Badger and White Hot so far.
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Re: Badger
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2019, 09:55:17 AM »
Quote from: jelt2359 on March 05, 2019, 08:58:41 AM
Not sure why, I prefer the HB: both OG and HB Claw.

Not too sold on my Badger and White Hot so far.

Different cores with HB/HB Claw vs Badger/White Hot
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Re: Badger
« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2019, 10:50:18 AM »
Quote from: DP3 on March 04, 2019, 12:59:36 PM
Sleeper ball of the year 2018.
Sorry, but I'm going Match Up Black Pearl as the sleeper ball. But I have to day, I'm very impressed with what I've seen from the Badger.
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Re: Badger
« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2019, 10:54:32 AM »
Quote from: AlonzoHarris on March 05, 2019, 09:55:17 AM
Quote from: jelt2359 on March 05, 2019, 08:58:41 AM
Not sure why, I prefer the HB: both OG and HB Claw.

Not too sold on my Badger and White Hot so far.

Different cores with HB/HB Claw vs Badger/White Hot

Nail on the head here. Some core shapes just don't match up with people's games. Live, learn, move on.
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Re: Badger
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2019, 10:48:17 PM »
I picked one up and shot 774 out of the gate with it. Nice to be able to keep up with the crankers for a change.
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